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to worry about personal gains and losses

患得患失
huàn dé huàn shī
h+uàn·4th toned+é·2nd toneh+uàn·4th tonesh+ī·1st tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to haggle over every ounce · (fig.) to fuss over minor matters · to split hairs斤斤计较jīn jīn jì jiàoeverything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others · selfish · mercenary自私自利zì sī zì lìselfish · selfishness自私zì sī
Antonyms
for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically · selfless公而忘私gōng ér wàng sīselfless · impartial大公无私dà gōng wú sī